What's the difference between cavern and hypogeum?

Cavern


Definition:

  • (n.) A large, deep, hollow place in the earth; a large cave.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The horizontal portion of the intracavernous ICA as well as the whole aspect of the aneurysm could be exposed as a result of the extended opening of the cavernous roof anterior to the posterior clinoid process.
  • (2) This lesion was almost completely removed and was diagnosed as cavernous hemangioma.
  • (3) The authors discuss the problems of emergency treatment of cavernous hemangiomas of the liver.
  • (4) Direct visualization of the intercavernous sinuses on contrast-enhanced MR images may serve as an ancillary sign for the diagnosis of carotid-cavernous or carotid-dural fistulas near the sella.
  • (5) Direct surgical exposure of the cervical or cavernous internal carotid artery (ICA) was necessary in the remaining 3 patients, who had undergone unsuccessful surgical trapping.
  • (6) Other angiographic procedures also revealed marked hepatopetal collaterals (cavernous transformation) entering the liver through the hilum.
  • (7) The cavernous sinus is often involved pathologically, which can cause ocular motor nerve palsies with or without facial sensory disturbances.
  • (8) On the basis of previous reports, in which specific measurements of the cavernous portions of the internal carotid arteries are given, the authors believe that this case is unique.
  • (9) Neither adventitia nor nerve fibers were found in the cavernous hemangioma.
  • (10) Pharmaco-Doppler sonography includes the evaluation of blood-flow velocities within the dorsal and deep cavernous arteries of the penis before and after intracavernous application of a vasoactive drug.
  • (11) Cavernous hemangiomas of the brain stem are usually discovered accidentally during evacuation of a hematoma, and successful surgical treatment of these lesions is seldom achieved.
  • (12) In the first case, a great number of cavernous blood vessels has been found and this, according to the authors, may support the idea that the tumour aroses within the benign hemangioma.
  • (13) This appearance, similar in all respects to that seen with cavernous hemangioma of liver, is rarely reported in the literature.
  • (14) We studied a family in which the proband had an acute chiasmal syndrome secondary to a cavernous angioma of the optic nerve and chiasm.
  • (15) Eleven of 15 patients had middle cranial fossa involvement; cavernous sinus extension was observed in six patients.
  • (16) Based on findings for 30 patients, the authors assess the value of CT scans for the diagnosis of cavernous hemangiomas of the liver.
  • (17) Stenosis of cavernous portion of internal carotid artery due to tumoral involvement was also noted.
  • (18) The case is reported of a giant intracranial internal carotid artery aneurysm associated with a carotid-cavernous fistula following a closed head injury.
  • (19) The cavernous studio will play host to a half-sized football pitch, where pundits will demonstrate what players did or didn't do correctly and there are other technological innovations planned that marry broadband interactivity with live coverage.
  • (20) A case of thrombasthenia (Glanzmann) associated with an intracerebral cavernous angioma in a 32-year-old woman is reported.

Hypogeum


Definition:

  • (n.) The subterraneous portion of a building, as in amphitheaters, for the service of the games; also, subterranean galleries, as the catacombs.

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